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Fred_L
France
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Fred_L
France
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David Tomlinson
RCCCUK
United Kingdom
208 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 03:14:30 AM
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Hi Fred,
The original FED-2 colours were all very dark and subdued. The coloured versions seem to be the models without the self-timer. I believe the original colours were green, blue, red and brown.
David. |
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Jacques M.
France
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Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 04:13:13 AM
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Hi Fred,
OK with David about dark colours. But I don't know if there is really a red: it's rather a red-brown colour.
So I think of blue, green and red-brown as original colours.
The green particularly is so dark that it often looks black on eBay's photos...
Edit: the JLP adds 2 colours for 2c and 2d Feds (with seftimer): grey and "sand". I never owned one of these two ones.
Amitiés. Jacques.
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Edited by - Jacques M. on Jul 12 2012 11:34:59 AM |
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Alexander K.
AlexanderK
Germany
590 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 1:34:11 PM
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Hi Fred,
agree with David, it were four original dark colours: green, blue, red and brown.
Red and brown are really two different colours. As I know, there were neither any red-brown nor light-coloured cameras.
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
837 Posts
My Collection
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 2:52:22 PM
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| I always thought red was aftermarket. I have the original dark reddish brown, green and blue, didn't know there was a fourth one... |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 2:56:35 PM
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| Fred, I don't think the blue one in your picture is original, it's already 1d body which the new advance knob, I've never seen colored ones with that kind of knob before. The top set with self-timers is definitely not factory colors. |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 3:01:32 PM
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Actually I stand corrected, according to Aidas (and I rely on his opinion and expertise heavily  ) there was in fact a dark blue version of FED-2 with self timer. I learned something new thanks to Fred!
Cheers,
Vlad. |
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xalmaz
Russia
37 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 02:22:50 AM
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I hear interesting rumor, inner color of leather case must match with covering color.
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 2:21:00 PM
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That is very interesting! Does anyone have any examples of the cameras and cases to prove/disprove this theory?
Thanks,
Vlad |
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Jacques M.
France
2604 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 2:42:03 PM
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I had several "coloured" Fed 2, but I remember only a red inside case.
But I have always black Fed 3 with the same red for the case...
Perhaps Fred, if the cases are original?
Amitiés. Jacques. |
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Fred_L
France
226 Posts |
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Fred_L
France
226 Posts |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Jul 15 2012 : 2:46:57 PM
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Fred, but what color is the velvet lining inside the case? The hypothesis is that the velvet lining color matches the camera body color.
Cheers,
Vlad |
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Fred_L
France
226 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2012 : 3:44:40 PM
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Vlad
I don't know and as I am not home, I will have the answer at the end on July only!!!
Fred |
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Martti Muda
fotomuda
Estonia
155 Posts
My Collection
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Martti Muda
fotomuda
Estonia
155 Posts
My Collection
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Life in Fed 2 and in colour...
